How the Dutch created a casual biking culture

Re:How the Dutch created a casual biking culture by siruncledrew on Tuesday August 28, 2018 @10:44PM (#17865062)

It feels dangerously unsafe to even ride a motorcycle with a helmet and skid gear in car-heavy, “share the road” areas. Biking with a 20lbs road bike and just a helmet when 3000+lbs pickups are zooming past you feels like Russian roulette.

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Re:How the Dutch created a casual biking culture by pedrosorio on Tuesday August 28, 2018 @10:57PM (#17865153)

> when 3000lbs pickups are zooming past you

Apparently a Honda Accord 2018 weighs more than 3,000 lbs (up to 3,428).

Also, and somewhat surprising given the above, you can buy a Ford F-150 that weighs just 4,000 lbs

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Re:How the Dutch created a casual biking culture by TylerE on Wednesday August 29, 2018 @12:00AM (#17865493)

This isn't really surprising to anyone that pays attention to cars. The safety innovations of the 90s (crumble zones, etc) added a lot of weight, and cars have just gotten a LOT bigger.

The Accord, for instance, gained almost 2 feet in length and 6 inches in width between the late 80s and today.

Of course, the trucks were smaller back then too - The Ford Ranger (1989) model weighed only 2800lbs.

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